Bird Dawgs Lose Late Lead in Walk-Off Loss to Rox

August 13, 2025 - BROCKTON, Mass. - The Down East Bird Dawgs saw a late lead slip away Wednesday night, falling 5-4 to the Brockton Rox on a walk-off single at Campanelli Stadium in the second game of their midweek series. The Bird Dawgs jumped ahead in the fifth when Christian Adams hit his first professional home run, also his first pro hit, to make it 1-0. Brockton answered in the sixth when Tommy Kretzler hit an RBI single to tie it, and Hemmanuel Rosario grounded out to drive in another run for a 2-1 l... Full Story

Johnston's Complete Game Outdone by Brockton

August 12, 2025 - BROCKTON, Mass. - The Down East Bird Dawgs out-hit the Brockton Rox 11-10 on Tuesday but couldn't find enough timely offense, falling 4-1 at Grainger Stadium in the first game of their midweek series. Brockton opened the scoring in the third inning when Jeter Ybarra drove in a run with a single, and Austin White scored on an error to make it 2-0. The Bird Dawgs scored their lone run in the fifth when Jaylen Smith singled home a runner to cut the deficit to 2-1. The Rox added insurance i... Full Story

Masterman the Hero in Sudden-Death Finish

August 10, 2025 - KINSTON, N.C. - The Down East Bird Dawgs ended their eight-game losing streak in dramatic fashion Sunday, scoring in the sudden-death 11th inning to beat the Sussex County Miners 9-8 at Grainger Stadium. Sussex County plated three runs in the third before the Bird Dawgs responded in the bottom half when Yeniel Laboy tripled to drive in a run, Elias Stevens hit an RBI double, and Stephen DiTomaso added an RBI single to tie it 3-3. Down East took the lead in the fifth when Jaylen Smith doubl... Full Story

Bird Dawgs Battle Back But Fall Short to Miners

August 9, 2025 - Bird Dawgs Battle Back but Fall Short to Miners Masterman's three-run homer narrows gap before Miners seal 6-4 win [A baseball player throwing a ball AI-generated content may be incorrect.] KINSTON, N.C. - The Down East Bird Dawgs rallied late but couldn't overcome an early deficit, falling 6-4 to the Sussex County Miners on Saturday at Grainger Stadium for their eighth straight loss. Sussex County opened the scoring in the first inning when Mahki Backstrom hit a sacrifice fly to bring in Dom... Full Story

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August 15	FL	Down East at Sussex County	7:05 p.m.
August 14	FL	Down East at Brockton	7:00 p.m.
August 13	FL	Down East 4 at Brockton 5	Final
August 12	FL	Down East 1 at Brockton 4	Final
August 10	FL	Sussex County 8 at Down East 9	Final
August 9	FL	Sussex County 6 at Down East 4	Final
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